Students, you may find it helpful to watch a series of short videos done by Believe in Ohio Co-Director John Klipfell that will walk you through the development of your Business Plan using the “Ohio Roadmap to Future Jobs & Prosperity”. Each video is only a couple minutes long and they may be viewed on an individual basis or all five in sequence.

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How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan

Mr. John Klipfell, Exec Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

Where You Want To Go & Why

Before starting the journey, let's think about where you want to go and why. (2:40)

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How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan

Mr. John Klipfell, Exec Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

How To Get There & What We Are Looking For

In preparation for the journey, let's determine how to get there and what we are looking for. (5:00)

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How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan

Mr. John Klipfell, Exec Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

Working Through Mileposts 0-3

This video explains a bit more about how to choose a STEM plan idea and walks you through the early steps of the process. (5:23)

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How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan

Mr. John Klipfell, Exec Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

Working Through Mileposts 1-8

This video shows how to take a sample STEM plan idea on the journey from Milepost 1 to Milepost 8. (11:39)

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How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan

Mr. John Klipfell, Exec Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

Working Through Mileposts 9-12

This video continues build upon the previous videos and takes the same sample STEM plan idea on the journey from Milepost 9 to Milepost 12. (6:58)

Resources To Help You With Your Plan

Instructions for Students Writing their STEM Commercialization and Business Plans

STEM Business and STEM Commercialization Plan Templates

To help students develop and write a quality plan, Believe in Ohio offers students the following plan templates in MS Word for their use:

An introductory explanation about the Roadmap to Future Jobs and Prosperity (4:11)

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Milepost 01

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What is your problem statement, pain point or market opportunity? (5:06)

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Milepost 02

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What is your proposed solution? (3:07)

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Milepost 03

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What STEM concepts underlie your proposed solution? (4:06)

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Milepost 04

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

Who are your intended customers and intended users? (4:04)

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Milepost 05

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

Who are your competitors? (3:08)

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Milepost 06

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What is your customer value proposition and competitive advantage? (3:23)

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Milepost 07 - Part A

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What types of startup funding methods do you expect to use? (5:07)

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Milepost 07 - Part B

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What types of operating revenue streams do you expect to generate? (7:31)

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Milepost 08 - Part A

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What startup costs do you expect to incur? (7:20)

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Milepost 08 - Part B

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

What operating costs do you expect to incur? (7:20)

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Milepost 08 - Supplement

Dr. Brian Davis Ms. Courtney Gras Mr. John Klipfell

Supplemental discussion about the dynamics of the patent process (7:21)

University of Akron “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” Supporting Video Lectures

The following videos were developed as part of the curriculum of an University of Akron 2016-2017 online course titled “Introduction to Entrepreneurship”. The instructional videos were developed to help students understand Mileposts 1 through 8 on the Ohio Roadmap to Future Jobs and Prosperity which was a critical thinking tool used in the course. In the videos, Dr. Brian Davis, then Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Akron, Ms. Courtney Gras, a dynamic, young, accomplished entrepreneur, University of Akron graduate and one of Fortune Magazine’s 30 under 30 young entrepreneurs, and Believe in Ohio program Co-Director Mr. John Klipfell, share their experiences and add perspective about Mileposts 1-8 on the Roadmap. Instructors and students will find these short videos instructive and are encouraged to view them.